The 20-year-old scored his first AHL goal in just his second game Tuesday while on an amateur tryout contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms that will give him some pro playing experience heading into his pro camps with the Philadelphia Flyers this summer.

Martel signed his ATO with the Phantoms after his Blainville-Boisbriand Armada team lost in the opening round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Playoffs.

In his first game with the Phantoms in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Norfolk, he played center. On Tuesday, he played his regular left wing position and looked solid all night.

After that first pro game, playing in a rink of behemoths up to 10 inches taller and 50-70 pounds heavier, Martel was all smiles.

Phantoms defenseman Matt Konan talks about his most memorable moment in sports.

Phantoms defenseman Matt Konan talks about his most memorable moment in sports.

"Never impressed me," he said with the French-Canadian accent of a Drummondville, Quebec native. "For sure they were bigger and faster [than junior players], but I'm a hard worker, so if I need to work against a big guy, I'll work."

That's exactly what he did to score during Tuesday's night's 4-1 win at Allentown's PPL Center when Hershey's 6-foot, 195-pound Nate Schmidt not only tripped Martel on a breakaway to an empty net, but also hooked his stick into Martel's skate as well.

Martel determinedly pulled through and one-handed the puck into the net, and said afterward that he would have preferred his first pro goal to have been against a goalie.

"He showed some speed, some quickness, some offensive flair," Phantoms coach Terry Murray said after Martel's debut. "It will take him a few games to get settled in, but overall, he looked good. He's a small kid, but he's pretty dynamic."

Martel played three full seasons with the Armada and is coming off a breakout season in which he scored 48 goals and added 54 assists for 102 points, along with 85 penalty minutes, in 64 games. He added four goals and three assists in the six-game playoff series loss.

Murray was impressed with Martel's maturity and confidence right off the bat.

"He has no fear. He's played against big men all his life. He's not a big guy and he's getting tremendous results, so hopefully he can get it done in the pro game, too."

Gordon is first Phantoms Class Guy winner: Each year, the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes for the Class Guy Award, named in honor of the late Yanick Dupre, based on a variety of traits, but basically for the player who best deals with the media, win or lose, to help get the team's story told.

The Flyers stage an on-ice awards ceremony before the final home game each season and presented their awards Saturday. The Phantoms have no such ceremony, but members of the media covering the Phantoms voted and presented alternate captain Andrew Gordon with the first Lehigh Valley Phantoms Class Guy Award following Friday night's 2-1 shootout win over Norfolk.

Gordon, 29, is a two-time Calder Cup winner with the Hershey Bears (2009, 2010) and has been a popular player wherever he has played. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Gordon is as enlightening to speak with as a coach, and as entertaining as a broadcaster.

Season ends this weekend: The Phantoms have three games remaining in their season: 7:30 p.m. Friday in Norfolk; 7 p.m. Saturday in Hershey, and 5:05 p.m. Sunday at the PPL Center against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, a game in which the Penguins may still be playing for the East Division title.

300K in season attendance: The Phantoms became the second team in the AHL to crack the 300,000 mark in total attendance. The 7,679 fans Tuesday night pushed the first season attendance at the PPL Center to 301,510. The Phantoms are averaging 8,149 per night over 37 home games. Hershey is the league leader in both average (9,767) and overall (351,625) attendance.

Konan on active roster: It didn't come after an official transaction was announced, but on Tuesday, for the first time since December 2013, defenseman Matt Konan was listed on the Phantoms' game roster.

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Konan was knocked out of a game by a Dave Steckel elbow that kept him out of action for more than 15 months. Konan has been skating with the Phantoms since February, and has finally been cleared to play. Konan is in the final year of his three-year entry-level contract with the Flyers and would like nothing better than to get in a few games to show the organization — and other teams — that he can still play.

He may have caught somewhat of a break in seeing playing time after defenseman Steve Delisle appeared to be knocked out on an accidental hit from teammate Zack Stortini in the first period Tuesday night and Brandon Manning left the game early in the second period with back spasms.

Konan, 23, whose nicknames include 'Cones' and 'Big Teasy,' was a healthy scratch on Tuesday, but is itching to play.

"Frustrating is the best word I can use," Konan said of sitting out so long because of the concussion. "Very disappointing. Every day you wake up and you can't play. It's tough. I got through it now and it's in the past. I'm looking forward to getting my career back on track and getting to the NHL. It was a big relief to start working out with the guys and skating in February. All the joy came back. It was a lot of fun."